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Merry Christmas to my co-workers in the cancer registry$50

In memory of our parents Deloris and Donato Proto and Betty and Bud Brown$100

Joanne McAteer$100

David and Marilyn Rudden$100

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Priorities completely shifted for a 42-year-old mother of two when she had to press charges against the person accused of abusing her son.

Much of her focus was on getting help for her child, which became an emotional and financial drain on the family.

The mother worked as a self-employed house cleaner, so worked slowed down as the winter approached. With expenses piling up on her credit cards and little income, this woman turned to the Needy Fund for help.

The fund provided a full month of rent and linked this family with organizations that could help. It offered some relief for this family going through a very difficult stretch.

Since 1936, the Cape Cod Times Needy Fund has provided assistance to Cape Codders for a host of immediate, short-term needs, such as food, rent, mortgage payments, utility and heating bills, medical costs and other basic expenses.

The case described above is provided by the Needy Fund on condition of anonymity.

No cash is given to Needy Fund recipients.

Instead, the agency pays vendors through a voucher program.

All contributions will be recognized in the newspaper unless donors request anonymity.

Donations can be made to the Cape Cod Times Needy Fund, P.O. Box 36, Hyannis, MA 02601, or brought to the Cape Cod Times offices at 319 Main St. in Hyannis. Donations, which are tax-deductible, may also be made on the fund's website, www.needyfund.org.

Those needing assistance may contact the Needy Fund at 508-778-5661 or 800-422-1446.